I was never brought up with sports at a young age. We migrated into Australia when I was 11 back in 1975, the year the Roosters won back to back premierships. My father was an astute businessman running the family business, my mom didn?t know the difference between Beetson & Beetroot, my sister was still figuring how the world works at a tender age of 2.

SCOTT Sattler must be the most popular man in the retirement home. I can only guess that he bought himself a supercharged walking stick- how could the old man have caught Rooster?s winger Todd Byrne in one of the great grand-final tackles on Sunday? He even got a chance to flash his new dentures- the Panther geriatric couldn?t wipe the smile off his face when his boys defeated Grandpa Fittler?s men.

AFTER the success of 2002, you?d think that Warriors fans might be vaguely disappointed at falling one step short of another grand-final appearance in 2003. But in truth, after a patchy season, most Warriors fans are delighted about the way the team finished the season.

AFTER the success of 2002, you?d think that Warriors fans might be vaguely disappointed at falling one step short of another grand-final appearance in 2003. But in truth, after a patchy season, most Warriors fans are delighted about the way the team finished the season.

IT has taken the sport of Rugby League a number of years now, but finally we are discovering that sometimes the best way to move forward is to bring back parts of the past. The re-introduction of the Kangaroo tours, is just one of the parts of international Rugby League which the code so sorely missed, and based upon ticket sales in Britain, the fans of the sport are really getting behind it again.